Government tightens restrictions on two-drug combinations for children

The Government has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of fixed-dose combinations containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, requiring a warning against their use in children below four years. The restriction now covers all formulations containing the two ingredients and follows recommendations from the expert committee and Drugs Technical Advisory Board

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